Joseph-François CHORET

Born

25 September 1719 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

29 August 1792 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Pierre CHORET Angélique TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Born: 25 September 1719 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre CHORET

Mother: Angélique TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre CHORET , Marie-Anne BAUGIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean TURCOT (TURCOTTE) , Marie ROSE (LAROSE)

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Joseph-François married Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME 8 January 1742 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME was born 24 January 1725 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Anne died 7 May 1807 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Ignace LEMAY dit DELORME and Anne-Jeanne LECOMPTE dite LAVIMAUDIÈRE.

Joseph-François CHORET died 29 August 1792 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Joseph-François CHORET married

Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME
Marriage date: 8 January 1742
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME was the child of Ignace LEMAY dit DELORME and Anne-Jeanne LECOMPTE dite LAVIMAUDIÈRE

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Children of Joseph-François CHORET and Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME

Marie-Angélique CHORET

Born: 2 October 1755, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1848, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS 23 February 1778 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis CHORET

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 May 1839, Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise DUFRESNE 10 January 1791 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Marie-Charlotte CADIEUX 8 February 1802 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1719
25 September 1719
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-François CHORET and Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME 8 January 1742, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CHORET was born 2 October 1755, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph-François was 36 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique CHORET married 23 February 1778, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Louis CHORET married 10 January 1791, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Louise DUFRESNE